Mountain Mayhem: A snowy night at The Snow Lodge
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Manhattan-based fashion label Theory presented a cozy winter dinner on Friday, Dec. 13, at The Snow Lodge. The all-women guest list was invited to the event and then sent a link to select threads from Theory to wear (and keep), creating a monochromatic look that tied the room together. The Snow Lodge staff also outfitted in styles for the season by Theory, looked the part, as well. Co-hosts Sara Zilkha and Sonya Auvray, Snow Lodge owner Jayma Cardoso, and members of the Theory team welcomed all over cocktails at 7 p.m. while multi-hyphenate musician Louis Middleton performed on the baby grand piano. Dinner followed at 8 at a festively-dressed table with personalized place cards, softly lit candles, and a delicious family-style meal from Preston Hix, the restaurant’s new executive chef. Hix most recently worked as chef de cuisine at Le Bilboquet in Cherry Creek North following roles at establishments in Miami, Vail, and elsewhere.
Up next at The Snow Lodge is a concert series that was just released with shows throughout its multiple venues of the apres-ski courtyard, tented Jade Room, and indoor Supper Club, as well as a New Year’s Eve show headlined by David Guetta in the ballroom at The St. Regis.
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